A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Burstal, Edward
BURSTAL. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
Edward Burstal passed his examination 27 Oct. 1840, and served, as Mate, in the Fearless, Tartarus, and Porcupine steam surveying-vessels, all commanded by Capt. Fred. Bullock, with whom, since his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 9 Jan. 1846, he has continued employed in the Porcupine, on the river Thames.